Tag: Alicante Province
Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments...
Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government
PLANS for three solar farms in the south of Alicante province next to the protected Sierra Escalona area have been rejected by the Ministry...
Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 29-year-old Irish national over a hit and run car crash in Torrevieja that killed a motorist.
The man is...
Warning over holiday rental scams in southern Spain: Three are arrested for ‘defrauding unsuspecting tourists out of tens of...
A TORREVIEJA holiday rental scam has been busted by the Guardia Civil with three Spaniards arrested- some of whom had previously committed similar frauds.
30...
Neglected grandmother, 85, is found living in squalor in Costa Blanca home after her own granddaughter ‘robbed her account...
A WOMAN, 85, is recovering in a retirement home after she lived in squalor in a Denia property with her granddaughter who took nearly...
Teenage ‘thief’, 19, is arrested after alleged victim spots him wearing his stolen t-shirt
A THIEF stole a football shirt from a Benitachell home in Alicante province only for the owner to spot him wearing it in a...
New doggy water park opens on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SIX-YEAR dream has come true for a young couple to open a dog water park in their home area, with 'Worldog Aquapark Camino'...
Fish attacks in Benidorm are injuring 15 people per DAY, experts warn: THIS is who they are targeting
WARM sea temperatures have been encouraging certain types of fish to nibble on surprised Benidorm bathers on Spain's Costa Blanca.
Around 15 people a day...
Irish ‘mobster’ John Gilligan, 71, avoids jail for ‘smuggling cannabis in flip flop shipments’ after securing plea bargain deal...
Irish mobster John Gilligan avoided jail on Monday after agreeing a plea bargain with prosecutors over drug trafficking and gun possession charges.
The same arrangement...
‘Cat killer’ who was ‘caught murdering a kitten on CCTV’ and accused of stealing three others from an animal...
A MAN who killed cats and stole them from an animal shelter has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in El Verger.
The 28-year-old Spaniard...
Irish holidaymaker hunted after fleeing accident scene when his rental car smashes head-on into oncoming vehicle and kills driver...
POLICE are looking for an Irish motorist who collided head-on with another car- killing the other driver in the Torrevieja area.
The smash happened at...
Two Albanians who ‘robbed more than FIFTY homes’ are arrested: Prolific duo accused of targeting expat neighbourhoods across Spain’s...
TWO MEN have been arrested for robbing 51 homes in Alicante province, with authorities believing they may have committed more offences.
The Albanian nationals aged...
Lucky cat uses one of its nine lives after miraculously surviving 20 metre cliff plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CAT used up one of its nine lives after falling 20 metres to the rocky ground at Benissa's Pinets cove.
The lucky feline is...
Residents angry about quarry getting environmental go-ahead to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RESIDENTS group in San Miguel de Salinas say they don't want a clay quarry to reopen because of heavy lorries using narrow roads...
Benidorm blitz on electric scooter law-breakers results in five seizures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE ELECTRIC scooters have been removed off Benidorm streets so far this August for not complying with municipal laws.
Benidorm's Policia Local have been carrying...
Pedal power as cyclists protest over cycle routes being removed in Costa Blanca city in Spain
DOZENS of cyclists temporarily blocked the removal of a second cycle lane in Elche ordered by the new Partido Popular-Vox council.
Workers were preparing to...
New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie release is great news for official toy maker based on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return for their latest big screen adventure Mutant Mayhem, which hits Spain's cinemas on Friday- and the new film...
Young hiker may have died from heatstroke during long steep mountain walk with family members in Spain’s Alicante area
A 28-YEAR-OLD man died while hiking with family members in the northern hills of Alicante province on Tuesday.
One suggestion is that heatstroke may have...
Umbrellas at the ready as sudden end to heatwave heralds rain this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia...
THE FOURTH official heatwave of the year in the Valencian Community is set to end with a sudden temperature drop this Sunday accompanied by...
Jealous expat who stabbed girlfriend and dumped body in rubbish container gets jail time cut on Spain’s Costa Blanca
VALENCIA'S Supreme Court has cut four years from the prison term of a Dutch national who stabbed his girlfriend 15 times and dumped her...
Axe-wielding jilted husband, 40, kidnaps wife’s lover, 28, before forcing him to undress while taking ‘degrading’ photos on his...
A VILLAJOYOSA court is investigating the kidnapping of a man, 28, who was forced to pose for degrading naked photos at the behest of...
Russian businessman accused of mass fraud is arrested at Benidorm police station in Spain as he applied for asylum
A FORMER Russian company boss got a shock at Benidorm police station where we went to process his asylum application but ended up collared...
Norwegian expat, 54, laid dead in his Costa Blanca home for ‘at least 10 days’: Body is discovered after...
A STRONG stench wafting from a Torrevieja flat forced a Guardia Civil break-in with the discovery of a man's body which had been lying...
Benidorm and Murcia Terra Natura parks in Spain report profits that are higher than before Covid pandemic
THE TERRA NATURA wildlife parks in Benidorm and Murcia have boosted profits last year to surpass 2019 figures after dips caused by the Covid...
Fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for running fake property website and pocketing money from victims
A MAN who scammed €90,000 in just over six months from people using his fake real estate website has been arrested in Alicante Province.
The...
Benidorm’s busy roads suggest record-breaking summer season at resort popular with British holidaymakers in Spain
BENIDORM'S high tourist bookings are indicative of a busy summer season, but another positive sign is the number of motorists using local roads which...
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